Window assembly



Dec. 6, 1966 W. c. WILLIAMS 3,289,738

WINDOW AS SEMBLY Dec. 6, 1966 W. c. WILLIAMS 3,289,738

WINDOW ASSEMBLY United States Patent titice 3,289,738 Patented Dec. 6,1966 3,289,738 WINDGW ASSEMBLY William C. Williams, Cudahy, Salif.,assigner to B @e N Manufacturing Co., Inc., (Corona, Calif., acorporation of California Filed Aug. 31, 1964, Ser. No. 393,323 SClaims. (Cl. lieti-N21) The present invention relates to an improvedunitary slide window assembly which may be used in a vertical orhorizontal position, for example, in house trailers, or in othervehicles, or in any of a wide variety of structures.

The window assembly of the present invention is presently contemplatedhaving particular utility, when mounted beside the door of a housetrailer, or the like. It will become apparent as the descriptionproceeds, however, that the `assembly of the invention has broadapplication in a wide variety of structures, wherever windows arerequired, and it may be mounted in a vertical or horizontal position,whichever is desired and as indicated above.

The embodiment of the invention to be described is a unitarymultiple-Ventilating window assembly which includes a slide unitslidably mounted in a stationary unit. The slide unit is movable in thestationary unit, so that the multiple-Ventilating window may be opened4or closed, In the particular embodiment to be described herein, theslide unit includes screens which are moved into position when thewindow is opened.

In the embodiment to be described, the stationary unit is constructed,for example, of extruded aluminum sections. The sections each has anintegral construction, las will be described. The slide unit, likewise,is constructed of extruded aluminum sections in the embodiment to tbedescribed, `and these sections also have an integral con struction. Itwill be understood, of course, that the assembly may be constructed ofany suitable material.

In a constructed embodiment of the invention, and in the embodiment tobe described, fixed panels are mounted in the stationary unit at spacedpositions along its length. These panels, for example, may be composedof glass, or other transparent or translucent materials; or they may beformed of an appropriate opaque material, it so desired.

Further panels are mounted at spaced positions in the unitary slide unitof the embodiment to be described. These further panels, likewise, maybe composed of any suitable transparent, translucent or opaque material.

A slide unit is mounted to be moved with a sliding movement in thestationary unit of the embodiment to be described by a direct manualmanipulation. The slide unit may be so moved from a position in whichits panels extend across the spaces between the fixed panels in thestationary unit, at which position the window is closed; to a positionin which its panels are moved over the fixed panels in the stationaryunit, at which position the window is open Screens may be mounted in theslide unit, as mentioned above, to extend across the spaces between theaforesaid panels thereof. Then, when the slide unit is moved to open thewindow, the screens are drawn across the respective openings in thestationary unit between the fixed panels thereof.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved windowassembly of the type described above, which is constructed to utilizethe unitary sections, and to permit the window to be opened or closed byconvenient direct manual manipulation.

Another and more particular object of the invention is to provide suchan improved window assembly which provides a mulitple-ventilatingcontrollable structure, and

which may be opened or closed by a simple direct manual slide operation.

In another object of the invention is to provide such an improved windowassembly which is rugged `and simple in its construction, and which canbe manufactured at a relatively low cost and sold at a relatively lowprice.

A feature of the improved window assembly of the invention is theconstruction of the stationary and slide units of the assembly ofextruded sections, composed, for example, of aluminum, aluminum alloy,-or other suitable material, whereby the panels and screens aresupported and mounted in a simple manner and without the need for anyapplied or built-up sections. By the construction of the invention, thescreens and panels in the slide unit of the assembly may be supported inuniplanar relationship and can be interchangeable if so desired.

The slide unit in the constructed embodiment of the invention includestransverse bars, or strips, which may be part of the above-mentionedintegral extruded construction, and which extend across the slide unitat the respective junctions of the screens and panels. These bars areformed on the inside of the slide member, and they serve as convenientlitt bars for manually opening and closing the window.

The slide unit of the aforesaid constructed embodiment of the inventionalso includes external transverse strips, or bars, which also extendacross the slide unit at the junction of the respective screens andpanels thereof. These latter bars are positioned to engage resilientweather stripping in transverse portions of the stationary unit so as toprovide an effective seal when the window is closed; and the latterstrips also serve as effective drip caps to prevent rain, and the like,from dripping into the internal portions of the assembly.

The screens and panels may be held on the slide unit, and the panels maybe held in the stationary unit, by usual glazing beads, or othersupports, so as to be readily replaceable. In addition, the slide unitrides in guideways in the stationary unit, and it is held againstgravitational sliding movement, for example, by resilient bowed springstrips in one or both guideways. The slide unit can lbe mounted in thestationary unit s-o as to be readily removable, if so desired.

A further particular object of the invention, therefore, is to provide amultiple-Ventilating window assembly of the slide type which is capableof direct manual operation, and which has a rugged unitary constructionutilizing extruded sections, for example, which are shaped to supportthe aforesaid panels and screens.

A further object of the invention is to provide such an improvedmultiple-Ventilating window assembly in which the extruded sections areshaped to receive the aforesaid panels and screens without the need torbuilt-up sections or extraneous mounting brackets of any type.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent fromthe consideration of the following description, when the description istaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIGURE l is an elevational view of the multiple-ven tilating windowassembly of the present invention incorporated in a vertical positionadjacent a door opening;

FIGURE 2 is a perspective schematic representation of the two principalcomponents of the window assembly of one embodiment of the invention;

FIGURE 3 is a sectional View of the assembly taken substantially on thelines 3-3 of FIGURE l; and

FIGURE 4 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 4 4of FIGURE l.

The representation of FIGURE 1 shows a door opening lt) which may, forexample, be the door of a house trailer7 or the like. In the particularenvironment of FIG- URE 1, the window assembly of the invention ismounted 3 adjacent the jamb of the door assembly. With such aconstruction, a window is provided adjacent the door which convenientlycan be opened or closed at will.

As best shown in FIGURE 2, the window assembly of the invention includesa stationary frame unit 12 which, as will be described, is constructedof unitary extruded sections; and it also includes a slide unit 14which, likewise, is constructed of unitary extruded sections, and whichis slidably mounted in the stationary unit 12.

A plurality of fixed panels 16 are mounted in the stationary unit 12 atspaced positions along the unit, as shown. Each of the xed panels, forexample, may be composed of glass, or other transparent or translucentmaterial, or they may be composed of opaque material, if so desired.Openings 18 are defined in the stationary unit between successive onesof the fixed panels 16.

A plurality of panels 20 are mounted in the slide unit 14. These panels2@ may, likewise, be composed of glass or other suitable transparent ortranslucent materials, or they also may be composed of opaque material,if so desired. The panels 211 are mounted on the slide unit 14 at spacedpositions along the slide unit, and the intervening openings may becovered, for example, by screens 22.

The slide unit 14 is movable from a first position in which the panels22 thereof lie behind corresponding ones of the panels 16 of thestationary unit 12, and the screens 22 extend across the respectiveopenings 18 in the stationary unit. When the slide unit 14 is in thisposition, the multiple-Ventilating window assembly is open The slideunit 14 may also be moved to a second position in which its panels 2t)extend across the openings 1S in the stationary frame unit 12. When theslide unit is in this second position, the multiple-Ventilating windowassembly is closed. The slide unit 14 may conveniently be moved from itsrst to its second position, and vice versa, by a direct manual control.Appropriate transverse lift bars are provided on the slide unit, forthis purpose, as will be described.

As best shown in FIGURES 3 and 4, the stationary unit 12 is formed, forexample, of extruded sections, cornposed of aluminum, aluminum alloy, orother appropriate material. The stationary unit includes, for example, apair of extruded side sections 104 and 106, as best seen in FIGURE 4.

As shown in FGURES 3 and 4, the extruded side sections 104 and 1% areshaped to provide appropriate supports for the panels 16. For example,cross bars 108 extend across the stationary unit from the extrudedsection 104 to the extruded section 166. The panels 16 are supportedagainst the cross bars 16S by means of appropriate glazing beads 111i.The cross bars 168 also define transverse channels at the lower edge ofeach of the vents 18. Appropriate resilient weather stripping 112 ispositioned in these channels.

The slide unit 14 is also composed of a pair of identical extruded sidesections 12). These side sections of the slide member slide in guidewaysformed by the side sections 104 and 106 of the sash 12. One or moreresilient bowed spring strips 124 (FIGURE 4) may be positioned in one orboth of the guideways, so as to restrain the slide unit 14 fromgravitational movement.

A plurality of transverse bars 128 are mounted on the slide unit 14, andthese bars extend from one of the extruded side sections 120 to theother at spaced positions along the slide unit. The bars 128 providesupports for the panels 20 and for the screens 22. The panels 20 areheld against the supports by means of usual glazing beads 130, as shown.The screens are held in place by resilient removable screen splines 131which fit into channels in the bars 12S.

Each of the cross bars 128 is formed to have an integral internalsection 12ga extending laterally from plane of the slide member 14 toform appropriate lift bars for the assembly; and each cross bar 128 alsohas an integral external section 128b which, likewise, extends laterallyfrom the plane of the slide member 14. These latter sections 12Sb formdrip bars for the assembly, and serve to prevent rain and moisture fromdripping into the internal components of the assembly.

The drip bars 128b are shaped to engage the weather stripping member 112when the assembly is closed, so as to provide a positive seal at thelower portion of each vent. A further seal is provided at the upperportion of each vent, by an appropriate resilient member 156i mounted intransverse slots in the cross bars 10S.

An important advantage of the present invention is that it can bemanufactured on a practical basis to provide a rigid and ruggedstructure. This is because the stationary and slide units are eachformed of a unitary construction, and utilize, for example, extrudedsections. As described above, these extruded sections are shaped so thatthey are capable of supporting the aforesaid panels and screens, withoutthe need for additional applied or built up extraneous sections, as isusually the case with prior art window structures.

The invention provides, therefore, an improved window assembly which isrigid and rugged in its construction and which can be manufactured andsold at a relatively low cost.

While a particular embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed, modifications may be made. It is intended to cover all suohmodications in the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A multiple-Ventilating rwindow assembly including: a unitarystationary unit having a frame-like configuration, and including a pairof elongated channel-like side sections and a plurality of cross-barsextending between said side sections at spaced positions in saidstationary unit; a plurality of fixed panels mounted in uniplanarrelationship in said stationary unit between said crossbars and definingopenings therebetween, said cross-bars individually defining atransverse channel at the lower edge of each of said openings; a stripof resilient weather stripping positioned in each of said channels; aunitary slide unit having a frame-like configuration, and including apair of elongated side sections slidably supported in said channel-likeside sections of said stationary unit and a plurality of transverse barsextending between said side sections of said slide unit at spacedpositions therealong; a plurality of further panels mounted in uniplanarrelationship in said slide unit between said transverse bars to defineopenings therebetween, said further panels in said slide unit beinglocated to cover the openings between said panels in said stationaryunit when said slide unit is in a first position with respect to saidstationary unit and to extend over said panels in said stationary unitwhen said slide unit is in a second position with respect to saidstationary unit; and at least one of said transverse bars of said slideunit having an integral section extending laterally inwardly from theplane of said slide unit to form a means for manually moving said slideunit between said first and second positions with respect to saidstationary unit, and said transverse bars having corresponding integralsections extending along the length thereof and extending laterallyoutwardly from the plane of said slide unit through respective ones ofsaid first mentioned openings selectively to engage the aforesaid stripsof weather stripping so as to prevent moisture from entering theassembly.

2. The assembly defined in claim 1 and which includes a plurality ofscreen members mounted on said slide unit in uniplanar relationship withsaid further panels thereon and extending across respective ones of theopenings in said slide unit between corresponding ones of said furtherpanels.

3. The assembly defined in claim 1 in which said stationary unit is aunitary extruded member, and in which said slide unit is a unitaryextruded member.

4. The assembly defined in claim 1 and which includes bowed springstrips mounted in said channel-like side sections of said stationaryunit and bearing against said side sections of said slide unit torestrain said slide unit from gravitational movement.

5. The assembly dened in claim 1 in Whioh at least 5 some of said panelsare lcapable of passing light.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS Bokan 160-89 XGaley 20-60 X Cavanaugh 16085 Swanski 160-102 Bascom 160-37 Moore 98--96HARRISON R. MOSELEY, Primary Examiner.

1,188,411 6/ 1916 Burrowes 160-28 10 P. M. CAUN, Assistant Examiner'.

1. A MULTIPLE-VENTILATING WINDOW ASSEMBLY INCLUDING: A UNITARYSTATIONARY UNIT HAVING A FRAME-LIKE CONFIGURATION, AND INCLUDING A PAIROF ELONGATED CHANNEL-LIKE SIDE SECTIONS AND A PLURALITY OF CROSS-BARSEXTENDING BETWEEN SAID SIDE SECTIONS AT SPACED POSITIONS IN SAIDSTATIONARY UNIT; A PLURALITY OF FIXED PANEL MOUNTED IN UNIPLANARRELATIONSHIP IN SAID STATIONARY UNIT BETWEEN, SAID CROSSBARS ANDDEFINING OPENING THEREBETWEEN, SAID CROSS-BARS INDIVIDUALLY DEFINING ATRANSVERSE CHANNEL AT THE LOWER EDGE OF EACH OF SAID OPENINGS; A STRIPOF RESILIENT WEATHER STRIPPING POSITIONED IN EACH OF SAID CHANNELS; AUNITARY SLIDE UNIT HAVING A FRAME-LIKE CONFIGURATION, AND INCLUDING APAIR OF ELONGATED SIDE SECTIONS SLIDABLY SUPPORTED IN SAID CHANNEL-LIKESIDE SECTIONS OF SAID STATIONARY UNIT AND A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSE BARSEXTENDING BETWEEN SAID SIDE SECTIONS OF SAID SLIDE UNIT AT SPACEDPOSITIONS THEREALONG; A PLURALITY OF FURTHER PANELS MOUNTED IN UNIPLANARRELATIONSHIP IN SAID SLIDE UNIT BETWEEN SAID TRANSVERSE BARS TO DEFINEOPENINGS THEREBETWEEN, SAID FURTHER PANELS IN SAID SLIDE UNIT BEINGLOCATED TO COVER THE OPENINGS BETWEEN SAID PANELS IN SAID STATIONARYUNIT WHEN SAID SLIDE UNIT IS IN A FIRST POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAIDSTATIONARY UNIT AND TO EXTEND OVER SAID PANELS IN SAID STATIONARY UNITWHEN SAID SLIDE UNIT IS IN A SECOND POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAIDSTATIONARY UNIT; AND AT LEAST ONE OF SAID TRANSVERSE BARS OF SAID SLIDEUNIT HAVING AN INTEGRAL SECTION EXTENDING LATERALLY INWARDLY FROM THEPLANE OF SAID SLIDE UNIT TO FORM A MEANS FOR MANUALLY MOVING SAID SLIDEUNIT BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO SAIDSTATIONARY UNIT, AND SAID TRANSVERSE BARS HAVING CORRESPONDING INTEGRALSECTIONS EXTENDING ALONF THE LENGTH THEREOF AND EXTENDING LATERALLYOUTWARDLY FROM THE PLANE OF SAID SLIDE UNIT THROUGH RESPECTIVE ONES OFSAID FIRST MENTIONED OPENINGS SELECTIVELY TO ENGAGE THE AFORESAID STRIPSOF WEATHER STRIPPING SO AS TO PREVENT MOISTURE FROM ENTERING THEASSEMBLY.